Jokes
lVIr. Christensen (in Physical Geography): Now, MarĀtin,
can you tell the class why lightning never strikes twice
in the same place?
l\lart: Because after it hits once the same place ain't
there any more.
(In B. B.~ meeting.) Woolley: In...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Parents who can do so are especially invited to come and live with their children at the school and partake of the same privilege of free rent offered to students. Children not of high school age may be provided for in the Beaver county school and...
Adamsville boasted a store owned and operated by John F. Jones. It was fairly well stocked. He accepted butter and eggs in trade for merchandise. Since Adamsville was close to Beaver, many families made weekly trips to the stores there for a more...
Boyter, John Merchant, Charles Merchant, Orrin Puffer, Ephriam O. Puffer, Hannah Gale, Henry C. Gale, Lafayette Shepherd were also among the early settlers.
Charles Merchant (1842-1904) and John Merchant (1850-1927) came from Australia with their...
North Creek, May 21, 1899
Members of the North Creek Sunday School met at the usual time and place, Elder Green presiding. Opening song, on page 8, "Did You Think To Pray?" Prayer Elder Green. Singing, "Haste To The Sunday School." Roll Call....
therewith. This, together with the opening of the mines in the west end of the county and the location of the soldiers at the Military Post two miles east of Beaver City, with numerous saloons operating, made of it a high-powered community. EARLY...
as he did, he managed to get hold of an old sawed-off shotgun. Quickly he turned the gun on the robber and ordered him to dance. The robber then danced until he could no longer dance, and the freighter took his horse, tied it to his wagon and drove...
Tues. Mar. 10, 1903: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Few thin clds, Moved on over the ridge in the same direction and located in the head of a grassy hollow that runs to the reserve. 36) Wednesday 11: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. breeze from south. Thin clouds. We...
Reipertsweiler, since nearly all roofs were either tile or slate all it took to knock the roof off was the concussion of a shell exploding nearby. Many times the roof would come off but the rest of the house remained unharmed. (See "World War II as...
Dixie National Forest (Utah); Pine Valley Reservoir Dam (Washington County, Utah)
This man-made lake is in an attractive forest setting. The camp grounds nearby are greatly appreciated by the desert communities surrounding the Dixie National Forest.
Old Irontown (Iron County, Utah); Dwellings--Dixie National Forest (Utah)
Ruins of dwellings at Irontown. Note the fireplace and remaining "plaster" on the interior. A rank growth of sagebrush is brying to cover this old home, while junipers stand guard nearby.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Dinosaurs; Allosaurus; Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry; Museum of the San Rafael
This allosaurus skull is on display at the Museum of the San Rafael in Castle Dale. The nearby Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is one of the greatest dinosaur fossil sources in the world. However it is still a puzzle how they got there. It appears...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Joe's Office; Cliff Dweller; USGS
C.T. Lupton of the United States Geological Survey took this photo of Joe Swasey in front of the cave that the Swaseys first called the "Cliffdweller." This massive rock has a cozy little cave near its base that provided shelter to the Swasey...
These are some horses in Royal Swasey's (Joe's son) farm. The Swaseys rounded up the wild horses, bred them with their own, and made a living by selling them in the nearby towns. Joe's children became part of his business. Joe's grandson, Monte...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Swasey, Sid; Seely, Montell
Charley bet his brother Sid his herd of cattle that his horse couldn't jump the chasm. So Sid made the jump on his horse Socks and won the cattle. Because it is the narrowest place across the Black Box Canyon, sheep herders later put a wagon bed...
J u n e 8 , 1908.. . I t was moved t h a t a r a t e of one dollar p e r season be fixed f o r each tap f o r sprinkling lawns, a n d t h a t they be allowed the privilege one h o u r , t h r e e times a week. The Watermaster was i n s t r u c t e...
was hoisted on the evening of the third of July, 1852. It was also during the year of 1852 that the mining industry in Iron County began. W might mention that, e about this time, the first gold discovered in the County was found at Parowan, in the...
was Henry Lunt. They agreed to pay money to the Association, according to the number of cattle and horses they owned, to defray the expenses of guarding the livestock and prosecuting the thieves.l3 I 1885 the Cedar City Tabemacle was finished. The...
and they were cooked in every way the women could contrive. Thus the day was saved. This event was no less miraculous than the 'mama' of ancient Israel. Broughton wrote that the year of 1892 was a most desperate one, flour was not to be bought. The...
from the Mexicans and felt that this was an advantage. The natives were afraid of the mountains because they had been a stronghold for the notorious Apache Chief, Geronimo, and his followers until the United States, through a special treaty with...